AUTHOR

Raythe

My real name is Catherine, but I've been writing under the penname "Raythe" (phonetic spelling of Wraith = Ghost = Ghost Writer) for years now.  Some of you may know me from my epic Star Wars fanfic, Forbidden, while others of you may have come here based on one of the very pretty ads you've seen around.

The first thing you should know is that I don't consider myself a writer.  I think of myself as a story-teller. Raythe Reign is my campfire and I've drawn you all near with the promise of some really good, scary, sexy, amazing stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat and hot ... under your collar (what did you think I was going to say?).

I started Raythe Reign, because I could not find what I wanted to read out there.  I'm sure a lot of you are like: pshaw!  What?  C'mon, there are millions of books!  Not to mention all the fanfic, etc.  You couldn't find ONE think you liked?  Well, of course, I could.  I could tell you about a ton of authors (both professional and not) that I enjoy and read a lot of.  But they don't necessarily write all that I wish I could read.

I turned to fanfic, because it was the only place where I found any fiction that had sex as a normal part of the story (especially m/m or yaoi, which became a passion of mine).  I call fiction that contains both story and sex without sacrificing the quality of either "adult fiction."  It's not porn nor romance, but its not dry straight fiction either where sex is something that happns off the pages. Fanfic took all the sexual subtext that's in a lot of mainstream fiction and flipped it on top rather than underneath.  I devoured fanfic and experienced a freedom of thought in my reading and writing I'd never had before. 

But then suddenly after a few years, I was at the end of my rope with fanfiction.  Why?  Well, after the initial amazement and taste of freedom wore off, I became frustrated with the lack of quality writing and genres of fiction that I liked.  Unless you were into the original fandom, too, the fanfic could be pretty inaccessible no matter how well written.

When I realized that free fiction wasn't cutting it anymore, I decided I had to turn to paid fiction.  I also believed I should support authors of this material by actually paying for it so that quality adult fiction could grow.  I started reading ebooks and went to paysites, too, where it seemed like there was more adult fiction to be found than in the brick and mortar bookstores.  The problem was that there weren't as many choices in adult fiction in the genres of fiction I liked so I found myself at a loss yet again.  So that's when I decided I should write original adult fiction in the genres I wanted and see if there were some others out there who might enjoy it as well.

Since I've written fanfic for years, I know the value of being in close contact with readers.  I also know the pleasure in watching a story develop as a reader myself with a chapter by chapter build up.  I didn't just want to write a book and throw it out there.  God knows, I would get bored writing just one thing.  As you'll see, there are something like 14 different stories ongoing and more being added all the time.  Raythe Reign would give me the community I've found in writing fanfic and the interaction with the reader which would help create better stories.

And that's where you come in.

The whole set-up of this site is to encourage you to interact with me, with the works, and with each other.  You have a suggestion for a pairing, want a story told, have a question/comment/criticism, well let me know!  I want to hear from you.

Now I couldn't do all this alone.  Below is a list of the artists who have or are currently contributing to Raythe Reign.

 

ARTISTS

Jei Mondestin

Artist for The Artifact graphic novel, the Skeleton Closet graphic novel and the Ghost cover.

J. Mondestin started out as a self-taught traditional artist turned digital-nut aspiring to be a better Illustration/Concept artist. He's currently working towards his BFA in Illustration. The tools of the trade are his Wacom tablet and his creative genius, as well as being Catherine's lap-cat (lolol). He hopes to revolutionize and break the barrier of traditionally done graphic novels in an upcoming digital era.

Check out DeviantArt to see more of his work: http://litter-box.deviantart.com.

 

Mathia Arkoniel

Artist for The Erl-King, The Artifact, The Dark Earth and The Abyss covers and illustrations.  Mathia is also the artist for The Erl-King: The Hunt manga.

Mathia Arkoniel is a digital painter working with a Wacom tablet in Photoshop. You can see more of Mathia's incredible work at: mathiaarkoniel.com.

 

 

Reed Hill

Artist for The Deep Within graphic novel.

You can find more out about Reed and his works at his website www.reedhilldraws.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

T. Wolv

Artist for The Dark Earth manga.

T. Wolv is a self-taught manga artist. She graduated with a degree in architecture in 2003, but kept cultivating her artistic skills in manga, drawing and sculpture. Her medium of choice is the traditional manga sketch, pen inking works. She started to learn digital in 1998 and went up to digital drawing and painting illustration since then.

You can see more of T.Wolv's Manga Art works at: wolvtrune.deviantart.com.

 

 

Jorge Jacinto

Artist for The Deep Within illustration and The Abyss illustration.

Jorge was born in 1989, Portugal. With a passion for art, he started painting digitally in 2006. He is currently working as a conceptual artist for a Portuguese video game development company. He loves cinematography, video-game development and reading!

You can see more of Jorge's amazing work at: blinck.deviantart.com.

 

 

 

Scott McEwan

Artist for The Abyss animations.

Scott is self-trained in 3D, starting out approximately six years ago with a free download of Daz Studio 3D, eventually moving onto Bryce and discovering the pleasure of creating virtual worlds. His talents lie in materials, 3D lighting and animation design and implementation.

Scott has worked for most of his life in contracting, construction and retail management, including a 13-year term in the US Navy Submarine Fleet. His greatest pleasure is creating the most realistic 3D render/scene possible. He enjoys pushing the limits on what the software manufacturers designed into the 3D software he uses. Scott currently uses Poser, Cinema 4D, Vue 7 & Adobe Premiere Pro.

You can see more of Scott's fantastic work at: scott2753.deviantart.com.

 

Lauren Kelly Small

Artist for Burn and The Deep Within covers.

Lauren Kelly Small is an Australian visual artist, illustrator & graphic designer who works in both traditional & digital mediums. Her passion is in creating beautiful fantasy illustrations, reading mythology and ancient folktale's and dreaming up imaginary places and people to incorporate into her artwork. As well as Visual Art, Lauren also creates one-of-a-kind clothing designs which she sells online at gingerkellydesigns.etsy.com. More of Lauren's artwork can be viewed in an online portfolio at laurenkellysmall.daportfolio.com.

You can contact Lauren by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit her blog at www.gingerkellydesigns.blogspot.com to find out more about her artwork and life as an artist.